Baling-press.



J. YOUNG.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1912.

1, 1 14,090, Y Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

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J.- YOUNG.

BALING PRESS.

APPLICATION FILED AUG-12, 1912.

Patented Oct. 20, 1914.

THE NORRIS PETERS 60., PHOTOLITHO.. WASHINGTON. D. C.

JOHN YOUNG, or cnrtnrcoirnn, onro.

'IBALING-PRESS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,'JOHN YOUNG, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chillicothe, in the county of Ross and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Baling-Presses, ofwhich f the following is a specification.

My invention relates to baling presses and pertains particularly to baling presses of the type comprising a receptacle and a re ciprocating plunger working there n.

My invention may take various forms, but" desirably comprises the structure shown in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts, and in which;

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved baling press in complete form, Fig. 2 is a plan view ofmy baling press showing portions thereof removed for a clearer presen tation of the base structure of the receptacle of the baling press and of the trackway desirably utilized, Fig. 3 is a side elevation partially broken away of my improved baling press and showing one, of the sides of the receptacle removed therefrom, Fig. 4 is a perspective of my improved type of receptacle showing one of the sides removed, Fig. 5 is a detail View of one of the sides of my baling press receptacle shown per spective, Fig. 6 is a detail of one ofthe roller lever elements preferably utilized by me in a manner to be described, and, Fig. 7 is a section taken on line 7-7 of Fig. 6.

In the preferred form of my invention, it

embodies a reciprocating plunger 1, racks 2 and 3 upon which said plunger is mounted and which coiiperate wlth plnions t and 5 upon a shaft 6 driven by gearlng desirable similar to the structure of gearing shown in my application, Serial Number 690,627. More specifically, this gearing structure comprises a hand wheel 7 slidably splined to slide upon one end ofthe shaft 6 and capable when in its outermost position of directly driving the shaft 6 for the production of a high speed of travel of the reciprocating plunger in eitherdirection of movement. The hand wheel 7 preferablycarri'es a cog 8 upon its inner extremity for C0201 tion with a toothed socket inthe side of a gear 9. This gear 9 is adapted to be driven by an intermeshing gear 10 carrying concentrically a worm wheel 11 under the control of a worm 12 having a hand wheel '13 for-op- Specification of iLetters Patent if Application filed August 12, 1912. Serial No. 714,593..

Patented Oct. 20,1914.

berating the It Will be understood that themovement of the wheel 7 into intermesh-' ;ingrelation withtheitoothed socket inthe wheel 9'and a subsequent rotation of the handwheel 13 willserve to drive :the shaft 6 and willwenable the applicationofconsiderable power thereto. Fron this struc :"ture, it will be seen that I'anienabled to rapidly reciprocate the plunger or am ea, :abledto slowly andmore powerfully recip Erocate the said plunger. i i

i In the drawings, my balingpress is comprised of a base structure formed of trans- 1 verse base angle irons 14 and ll5-earrying double inclined trackways .17 and 18 which may-be formed of angle irons bent to proper shape and whichare desirably supported by longitudinal channelirons 19 centrallylos cated and firmly supporting the trackw-ays i17 which are bent to conform at this point; These trackways 17. are preferably provided with latches 20and 21 disposed at points intermediate their lengths for a purpose tobe hereinafter described.

Connected to the channel irons 19 and rising centrally from either side of the base structure, are standards 22 and 23 and these standards are provided at their upper ends with bearings for the support of the shaft 6. It will be understood that these hearings 'mayvary as to form;

Coacting:with the plunger of my im proved baling press and: with the base thereof is a receptacle designed to normally rest upon the base structure at a comparatively I central point thereof to relieve the receptacle of the strains caused by the downward pres: sure of the plunger and capable of movement laterally down either inclined track tobe effected by a peculiar normally ineffective roller structure tobe hereinafter described. This receptacle of my baling press is preferably comprised of a shallow panlike structure 24. having. end flanges 25 and.

26 and having vertical standards 27 supporting a rectangular framework 28. formed from a piece of metal of L-shaped cross section. Thefianges 25 of the pan 24 xpreferably have slots 29 and bearings 30 for a 1 purpose to be hereinafter described. This pan structure 24 is "further provided. with a. plurality of spaced transversely extending 1: boards or supports 31 having cut-out portions 32 and opposing StlldS33 preferably of rounded contour and; desirablyysubstan tially concentric to thesaid cut-out portions 32. Co-actively mounted upon the rectangular framework 28 through means of hinges 34 are end pieces 35 which normally maintain a position substantially vertical and in substantial parallelism to the brace pieces 27 and which are preferably forced inwardly against adjacent boards 31 by eccentric elements on said braces 27 in the form ofshafts 36 in bearings 37 and having fingers 38 together with operating handles 39. The manner of operation of this structure is very-simple, in thatvthe movement of the levers 39 in one direction will serve to force the fingers 38 into contact with the endpieces and in turn to force the sald end pieces 35 into contact With the end boards 31. These end pieces 35 are prefer ably provided with latch elements 40 pivoted at 41 and having limiting pins 42 coacting with slots 43. Each of these end pieces is preferably provided with one of these latch elements'on either side thereof and these latch elements coact with keepers 44 on the sidepieces 45. The side pieces 45 are preferably of a simple structure, being provided 7 with plane inner surfaces. and being provided' on their outer surfaces with handle pieces 46, whose ends form the keepers 44. The side pieces 45 are placed in position by placing their bases between the cut-out ends of the bars or boards 31 and the series of studs 83 and then causing the upper edge of I the saidside pieces 45 to move into contacting relation to the depending legs of the rectangular iron 28. .Thls position is maintained by the locking of the latches 40 over the said keepers '44 in the manner which will thereof and are joined in opposing pairs by means of longitudinal strips 52 which may be integrally formed with the levers 46.

"Also, these roller levers are provided with lateral outward extensions 53 and these outward extensions 53 are designed to normally cooperate with latches 20 and 21 for maintaining the receptaclestructure in a com- 1 parativelycentral position as will be shown best in Figs l and 2. It will also be apparent from reference to Fig. 2 that the driving shaft 6 is disposed slightly to one side of the center and this is for the purpose of maintaininga substantially central alinement ofthe packing plunger,

In operation, my improved baling press being in. the position shown in Fig. 1 and being empty, one of the connecting pieces 52. is grasped and the roller levers elevated to release the members 53 from their latches and to raise the base of the receptacle from its normal position of support upon the supporting channel irons 19 by the leverage action of the rollers upon the tracks. While in this position, the weight of the receptacle being transferred to the rollers, it is moved laterally until it passes a central point, when it will have a tendency to slide down the incline track into a position for filling, it being, of course, understood that previous to this operation the packing plunger has been moved to a position where it will be out of the path of movement of the receptacle. The movement of the receptacle down either inclined track is limited by the catching of the members 53 upon the upright standards 22 and 23 of the base structure.

When a suflicient amount of material has been placed in the baling press, it is then returned to the position shown in Fig. 1 by a reversal of the operation above described and'the packing plunger is forced downwardly into the press receptacle, it being understood that the fingers 38 are in position to maintain the end pieces rigidly against outward movement and that the latches 40 are in position to lock the side pieces against outward movement, and further, the receptacle is now resting upon the supporting channels 19 and not upon the rollers 48. When the pressing action is completed, however, it sometimes becomes a difficult matter to extract the bale from the baling press receptacle and I overcome this difliculty by the provision of the eccentric elements under the control of the levers 39. By simply swinging the levers 39 downwardly and outwardly, the pins 38 are moved from operative position and the end pieces formed to yield suflicient to leave the bale comparatively loose within the receptacle. Then, or before this, one of the side pieces may be removed by releasing the latch elements 40 and simply lifting such side piece outwardly.

From what I have described, it will be apparent that I have devised a baling press having a base structure and a baling receptacle which is mounted in a position to have its bottom rigidly supported upon angle irons and yet which may be readily moved into a position best suited for filling. This alteration of position for filling, is not absolutely essential, but it is desirable, as for instance, where it may result in a saving of time to move the receptacle into position beneath a chute. The roller levers are readily manipulated to lift the receptacle into such a position as will permit it to freely roll to the inclined position described and such roller levers are further operative as described to limit the said rolling movement. The structure is also such that there is no difiiculty in withdrawing a bale from the receptacle when so desired, for the reason that the side pieces may be unlocked and permitted to yield.

One other important feature of my invention resides in the peculiar form of channel for supporting the bases of the side pieces, which peculiar channel has a distinct function. By reference to the drawings, it will be seen that the structure alluded to, comprises the cut-out ends of the bars upon the base of the receptacle and their coactive se ries of studs. The cutting out of these ends does not decrease therigidity. of support of the side pieces and yet the cloth which may be utilized to Wrap the bale is given sufficient freedom to avoid stretching and tearing of the same. Actual workers in the art will appreciate this advantage.

What I claim, is:

1. A baling press comprising a frame work, a receptacle, a plunger for reciprocation in said receptacle, a plurality of racks carried by said plunger, a shaft carried by said framework, a plurality of gears upon said shaft for coaction with said racks, a gear wheel, an internally and externally toothed idler carried by said shaft, a pinion sildably keyed to said shaft and constructed to mesh with said internal gearing, hand operable means for reciprocating said plunger when said pinion is out of mesh, and supplemental hand operable means for re ciprocating said plunger when said pinion is in mesh, said last means increasing the effectiveness of said plunger underthe same condition of applied manual force.

2. A baling press comprising a base, a plunger, a receptacle, operating levers pivotally carried by said receptacle, and rollers rotatably mounted on one end of said levers and adapted to bear on said base. i

3. A baling press comprising a base, a trackway forming a portion of said base, a plunger, a receptacle, operating levers pivotally carried by said receptacle opposite each other on oppositeends, a connecting piece between said levers, and rollers rotatably mounted on said levers and adapted to bear on said trackway.

4. A baling press comprising a base, a plunger, a receptacle, operating levers pivoted intermediate their ends, and rollers carried by one end of said levers and adapted to facilitate movement of said receptacle on said base when the opposite ends of said levers are moved.

5. A baling press comprising a base, a trackway forming a portion of said base, a plunger, a receptacle, a U-shaped operating lever whose legs are pivoted to said re ceptacle intermediate their ends,and rollers carried by the free ends of said legs adapted to permit movement of said receptacle by upward movement of the joining piece of said U-shaped lever.

6. A baling press comprising a base, a double inclined trackway forming a portion of said base, a plunger, a receptacle, U-

shaped operating levers on both sides of said receptacle whose legs are pivoted to the ends thereof intermediate their ends, rollers carried by the free ends of said legs adapted to permit movement of said receptacle by upward movement of the joining piece of one of said U-shaped levers, and stops adapted to cooperate with said levers and constructed to permit movement of; said receptacle up said trackway when the opposite lever is elevated but prevent rearward movement under the same conditions.

7 A baling press comprising a receptacle, a series, of base boards in said receptacle, a series of alining studs adjacent said base boards, the ends of said base boards and said studs forming a socket, a side of said receptacle fitting removably Within said socket, said studs being rounded and said base board ends being cut out.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN YOUNG. Witnesses:

C. G. SHEPHERD, WALTER E. L. Boon.

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